His coaching career began at U-M, after a shoulder injury ended his playing career and he became a graduate assistant.

He spent the last three seasons at BC where the Eagles have won seven games each of the last three years. His teams have played in bowl games 15 of 16 seasons.

Bowling Green is coming off a 3-9 season in which it fired coach Mike Jinks after seven games. The Eagles are 9-27 since winning the Mid-American Conference twice in three seasons under head coaches Dave Clawson (2013) and Dino Babers (2015).